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Erin O'Connor MBE

For the occasion she wore a black velvet coat, featuring a military front and bustle back, along with silk ruffles on the sleeves.

It was designed by Giles Deacon, who also created Pippa Middleton's wedding dress.

Erin, 39, also wore a fascinator by milliner Stephen Jones - who has previously designed items for the Duchess of Cambridge.

She added: "It was fun putting it all together, but of course for the first time in my adult life I have had something specifically made for me and not to wear on behalf of anyone else.

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Erin is a founding member of the initiative called All Walks Beyond the Catwalk

"That is the nature of my job, but it was actually very special to wear this for me, and it fits to the centimetre, I assure you."

A founding member of the initiative called All Walks Beyond the Catwalk, O'Connor said it was formed because it was felt there was a gap within the industry when it came to size, ethnicity, gender and age.

She said: "We pride ourselves as a creative industry, and I felt that we could do even more.

"We are creative, and that is where we excel.

"We feel we can accommodate everybody, and celebrate what makes them unique and individual."